Arthur Crosby

Arthur Crosby was the United States ambassador to Colombia from 1992, succeeding Danielle Noonan.

Biography
Arthur Crosby was a former US Navy soldier who specialized in Latin American affairs and counterterrorism, and US president George H.W. Bush sent him to replace Danielle Noonan as ambassador to Colombia in 1992. Crosby, as a veteran of numerous conflicts, encouraged his staff at the embassy to work together and share intelligence, and he introduced attache Claudia Messina to DEA agents Javier Pena and Steve Murphy, who would have to work for her. He also introduced CIA station chief Bill Stechner, who would help with the CIA operations in Colombia, and Edward Jacoby, who would lead the Centra Spike air surveillance team.